Newbie Question

BigAl

Luckily a clear picture is not needed for this one... Do you notice how the rev. is off about 10-15 degrees to the left (counterclockwise) from the obv.? Seems as if the die was not positioned correctly. Is this a common occurance (1945D)?

cherrypickincoin

Common. Anything 45 degrees or more begins to be collectable. 180 degree rotation is the most desirable. Small rotations such as this one are very common though.

Cam40

From what I read in `Alan Herbert`s Error Coin Guide`: The Mint allows 7 degrees of tolarance for each die
(Obverse die, Reverse die) so if the rotation is less than 15 degrees off that of the obverse design alignment,
there would be no premum.

Yours looks like it may be right on that border so you may need to take some fairly accurate
measurments to be sure.

One member has a web-site just for the purpose of taking those measurements.

They probably will post to your thread with that info soon...if not, I,ll track it down for you.

BigAl

Thanks Brian--You da man!

BigAl

Thanks Cam40!

Cam40

No prob BigAl

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